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China’s New Leadership—Opportunity for the United States?

The upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will usher in a new generation of leaders to oversee the world’s second largest economy for the next decade. How will the incoming fifth generation of Chinese leaders affect party policy? As the U.S.-China relationship continues to grow, in size and complexity, what are the implications of this once-in-a-decade leadership transition, especially for bilateral interaction? Dr. Henry A. Kissinger is joined by former Ambassador to China J. Stapleton Roy, former Fellow Dr. Cheng Li, and China scholar Dr. David M. Lampton to discuss the possible implications for U.S.-China relations of this once-in-a-decade power transition.

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Zbigniew BrzezinskiFormer National Security Adviser

Susan Collins (R-ME)United States Senator

Michael ChertoffFormer Secretary of Homeland Security

Thomas FriedmanColumnist New York Times

Carlos GutierrezFormer Secretary of Commerce

Dr. Henry KissingerFormer Secretary of State

General Stanley McChrystalFormer Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan

Brent ScowcroftFormer US National Security Adviser

Anne-Marie SlaughterFormer Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State

James ZogbyFounder and President of the Arab American Institute, Washington, D.C.

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